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  VIOLENT CRIME DECLINED 12.4 PERCENT DURING 1995
           Largest Drop in Survey History

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Between 1994 and 1995
violent crime--rape, robbery and assault--dropped
12.4 percent, the Justice Department's Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS) said today.  The decline
was the largest since BJS' National Crime
Victimization Survey began...

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ABOUT 6,600 ATTEMPTS TO BUY GUNS
THWARTED BY BACKGROUND CHECKS EACH MONTH
SINCE BRADY LAW ENACTED

186,000 Blocked from March 1994 through June 1996


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During the first 28
months of the Brady Act's effectiveness (March
1994 through last June) more than 186,000 illegal
over-the-counter gun sales were blocked by
background checks, the Justice Department's...

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYS 74,500 LAW OFFICERS


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As of June 1996 the
federal government employed about 74,500 full-time
law enforcement officers authorized to make arrests
and carry a gun.  This is up about 6 percent from
1993, the last time the survey was done, the
Justice...

HOMICIDE TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

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NATION'S LARGEST CITIES LEAD THE WAY
AS HOMICIDES FALL TO LOWEST RATE 
IN THREE DECADES

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The nation's murder rate
last year fell to its lowest level in three 
decades, the Justice Department's Bureau of
Justice Statistics announced today.  Much of...

Criminal Victimization 1997: Changes 1996-97 
with Trends 1993-97  -- press release
     
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VIOLENT CRIME FELL ALMOST 7 PERCENT LAST YEAR
    DOWN MORE THAN 21 PERCENT SINCE 1993


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent
crime rate fell almost 7 percent during 1997, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS)...

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         U.S. VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL 7 PERCENT IN 1998 
27 PERCENT LOWER THAN IN 1993

Violent and Property Crimes at Lowest Levels Since Survey Began

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The nation's violent crime rate fell 7
percent last year and was 27 percent lower than in 1993, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...

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NUMBER OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
GREW 11 PERCENT IN TWO YEARS


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of federal law
enforcement officers grew by about 8,000 men and women, or
11 percent, from June 1996 through June 1998, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced
today.  Approximately half of this...

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CROSS-AGENCY FEDERAL ARREST DATA PUBLISHED FOR FIRST TIME
ALMOST HALF OF ARRESTS FOR DRUG OR IMMIGRATION OFFENSES

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Approximately 73 percent of the 106,139
federal arrests made during fiscal year 1998 were made by Department
of Justice law enforcement agencies--the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Drug...

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FIREARMS ASSAULT INJURIES AND MURDERS FELL BETWEEN 1993 AND 1997

  WASHINGTON, D.C.   The number of gunshot wounds from
any type of crime fell nearly 40 percent during the five-year period
from 1993 through 1997, according to a new comprehensive Justice
Department report.  The Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) cites...

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NATIONAL VIOLENT CRIME RATE FALLS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT--  
VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS DOWN ONE-THIRD SINCE 1993       

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent crime rate fell
by more than 10 percent during 1999, reaching the lowest level
since the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) started measuring it in 1973.  There were an estimated
28.8...

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DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW

American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...

More Than 200,000 Firearms Applications Rejected in 1999
Defendants Charged with Federal Firearms Offenses Increased from 1998 to 1999

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Approximately 536,000 of the more than 22.2 million individual applications to purchase or pawn firearms have been rejected based on federal, state or local laws since the inception of the Brady Act...

Justice Department awards $13 million to improve crime reporting nationwide

70 Year-Old Crime Reporting System Being Replaced

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced a major step toward moving the nation's crime reporting apparatus into the 21st century with the award of more than $12 million in grants to 24 states to improve their...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES 1997 TO 1999 HATE CRIME STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 of the approximately 5.4 million criminal victimizations reported to police from 1997 through 1999 in more than a dozen states were considered to be hate crimes, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department's Bureau...

FIREARM SALES REJECTION RATE IN 2001 SIMILAR TO PRIOR YEARS

An Estimated 8 Million Prospective Purchasers Checked

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today that nearly 2 percent of the 8 million applications made by U.S. residents to purchase or transfer firearms were rejected in 2001...

OVER 18,000 CHARGED WITH FEDERAL MONEY LAUNDERING FROM 1994 THROUGH 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C. - About 18,500 defendants faced federal money laundering charges in U.S. courts during the years 1994 through 2001, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. Approximately 10,600 of these...

ABOUT 7.8 MILLION FIREARMS APPLICATIONS APPROVED LAST YEAR 126,000 FIREARMS APPLICATIONS REJECTED

WASHINGTON, D.C.- About 1.6 percent of the approximately 7,831,000 applications for firearm transfers or permits were denied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or state or local agencies during...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $31 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced $31 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Since 1995...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS $26 MILLION TO ENHANCE
STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Justice today announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Of this amount...

JUSTICE AWARDS $11 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...

67 PERCENT OF RESPONDING BUSINESSES DETECTED CYBERCRIME IN 2005

WASHINGTON - Among 7,818 businesses responding to the National Computer Security Survey (NCSS), 67 percent detected at least one cybercrime in 2005, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Nearly...